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[Diane Tokugawa]

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From: North Shattuck Association <berk...@northshattuckassociation.ccsend.com>

Subject: Taste of North Berkeley Tickets | Outdoor Gallery Project | Featured Business- Victory Point

Date: March 19, 2026 at 6:03:29 AM PDT

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March 19, 2026 Greetings to the North Shattuck community! Spring is here and North Shattuck is the most beautiful place to be as the sun shines and the flowers start to bloom. Stroll down Shattuck Avenue and admire the artwork of the brand new outdoor gallery, and spend your time shopping and eating locally. Look forward to the Taste of North Berkeley on May 13th, and get your tickets now!  Enjoy the warm days and the beautiful evenings in North Shattuck! Taste of North Berkeley - Tickets On Sale Now! Wednesday, May 13 | 5pm - 8pm Stroll, sip, and taste your way through North Berkeley's world-renowned gourmet dining destination! The North Shattuck Association invites you to come and feast on the delights our amazing local businesses have created for you. This culinary celebration will include sweet and savory foods, adult and non-alcoholic beverages, and live entertainment as you hop from one location to the next. Don't miss a chance to taste what's new while you revisit your favorites. Are you new to North Berkeley and its impressive culinary offerings? This is the perfect way to speed-date your way to meeting new favorite restaurants, cafés, bars, and boutique shops. This is a pamper-fest for your palate... bring a date or loved one to share the experience with! The event will also feature live music throughout the district! Tickets: $50 Advance or $60 Day-of (only $25 for ages 15 and under) Buy Tickets Here Tickets for those 16 and up are $50 (plus fees) if purchased in advance online or $60 at the event (if still available). Check out the four-pack for $199.99 including fees. Check-in will start at Shattuck Avenue and Vine Street at 4pm on May 13th where you will collect your Taste of North Berkeley Passport and begin your adventure! *NOTE: Your pre-purchased ticket is exchanged for your food and beverage passport at the North Shattuck Association booth on the corner of Shattuck and Vine. Learn more about Taste of North Berkeley on the website. BUY YOUR TASTE TICKETS HERE Thursday Morning Neighborhood Walk - March 26 When: Thursday, March 26, 9:30-10:30am Where: Meet at Saul's Deli - 1475 Shattuck Ave Every 4th Thursday of the month, walk Shattuck Avenue and the neighborhood with merchants and neighbors! The group will meet at Saul's Deli and walk down Shattuck Avenue, taking in the sights of the neighborhood. On this walk, special attention will be paid to the brand new outdoor gallery of banners with local art. March 26th - join featured guest walker Liam Bauer (aka Coach Taku), owner of TNT Strength, a strength training gym that will be opening in North Shattuck on May 4th. There will be complimentary coffee and a sweet treat to get you moving, courtesy of Sam from Saul's Deli! These are the days where community connection matters most! Get out for the beautiful spring morning and get (re)acquainted with your neighborhood. Every 4th Thursday, 9:30am - 10:30am Next one (with a new special guest) is Thursday, April 23 North Berkeley Outdoor Gallery Project The North Berkeley Outdoor Gallery Project is an initiative to showcase local creativity while bringing vibrancy and community spirit to the commercial district of North Shattuck. This outdoor gallery features thirty banners designed by thirteen East Bay-based artists.  The banners are newly displayed throughout North Berkeley, highlighting the incredible talent of the local artists and celebrating the cultural identity of the neighborhood. This project has been in the works for the last two years, and the North Shattuck Association and all the artists are thrilled that it has finally come to life, displayed for everyone to admire and enjoy. To learn more about this project, the artwork, and the artists, check out the website where you can find an interactive map and artist bios for all the banner art. GALLERY, WALKING MAP, & ARTIST BIOS Teen Culinary Camps Kitchen on Fire | 1509 Shattuck Ave To all the burgeoning young chefs, Kitchen on Fire has you covered! Sign up your teenager (age 12-17) for a culinary camp or workshop. They are offering a Spring Break Culinary Camp, aligned with BUSD's spring break, where teens will learn knife skills, cooking techniques, plating, food safety, and kitchen organization skills.  Your kids will have fun, learn, and bring home great recipes that will impress family and friends. Each day will be full of delicious food and hands-on cooking. Click here to see all the offerings for teens at Kitchen on Fire. Business Spotlight: Victory Point Cafe 1797 Shattuck Ave | Open daily, M-F 9am-11pm Weekends 10am-1am Victory Point Cafe website Calling all game enthusiasts! In case you didn't know, North Shattuck is home to an amazing board game cafe, where you can drop by to play a game with your friends, get a bite to eat, and shop for games they sell. Victory Point Cafe also hosts plenty of events and recurring game nights, so you can make a new routine of playing your favorite game at VPC. Their newest event offering is their monthly Blood on the Clocktower games, which are beginner-friendly and held at 8:30pm on the first Saturday of the month. This is a social deduction, mystery game with secret roles and missions - come try it out! VPC has a full cafe and kitchen menu, with coffee drinks, pizzas, sandwiches, and more, so you can plan for lunch or dinner while playing. They also have bar hours every Friday and Saturday night, when they are open until 1am with a full tap list of beers, ciders, and seltzers from entirely local breweries! Plus, for any parents looking for summer camp options for their game-obsessed kiddos, VPC will be running a summer camp in July. This will be a story game/tabletop role-playing game for kids aged 11 and up. Find out more here - spots are limited so sign up ASAP! Save the Date: North Shattuck Shop n' Swap- Earth Day Sidewalk Sale Saturday, April 18 | 11am - 4pm Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 18th, for a district-wide sidewalk sale and clothing swap. Celebrating Earth Day, the Swap n' Shop event centers eco-friendly values of upcycling and reducing waste, and you may find some amazing new second-hand treasures! There will be clothing, art supplies, tools, and other goodies to buy and swap. Come out and join the community on Earth Day! Featured Events:  Clothing Swap at 1491 Shattuck (former Books Inc. location) ACCI Gallery Garage Sale Bar Panisse Article in East Bay Magazine Bar Panisse | 1515 Shattuck Ave Open Thursday - Monday, 5-10pm, no reservations The long-awaited, yet slightly controversial Bar Panisse opened its doors at the beginning of 2026, and people have been streaming through its doors to sample their small bites, unique cocktails, and check out the vibe of this Chez Panisse offshoot next door. Read Jeffrey Edalatpour's article reviewing Bar Panisse in East Bay Magazine here. Art in the Fold Gallery Exhibition ACCI Gallery | 1652 Shattuck Ave Open through March 22 Looking for creative inspiration? Art in the Fold, the newest gallery show at ACCI Gallery, is now open! This exhibit spans the breadth of folded artistry, from fabric pleating to the fold-forming of metal, paper origami, two-dimensional representations of the fold, and more. As opposed to an additive or subtractive process, folding material into a sculpture is a transformation, adding nothing and leaving out nothing, "just" rearranging the shape. Running February 21 - March 22, 2026, this exhibition showcases the unmeasured ingenuity of artists and craftspeople who rely on or use folding in shaping the work itself or its support, or through the representation of folding or folded objects. Berkeley Cultural Trust is Returning! Meeting:  Tuesday, March 24 | 10am-12pm 2180 Milvia St, Redwood Room 6th Floor, City Hall Join the meeting on Tuesday, March 24th to start reinvigorating the Berkeley Cultural Trust. As the arts community has been struggling since the pandemic, it is more crucial than ever to ramp up the networking and advocacy. Whether you are are part of an arts non-profit, an event producer, an individual artist, or a commercial arts enterprise, join the meeting! They are also looking for people to step into leadership positions for the BCT. Please note this is an in-person meeting only. Give the Gift of Berkeley Bucks Buy a Berkeley Buy a Berkeley Bucks Gift Card Here Gift Card Here Support small businesses in Berkeley by gifting Berkeley Bucks - the city-wide gift card you can use at a ton of Berkeley establishments!  No app, downloads, or special technology required. Simply purchase Berkeley Bucks as a gift for someone (or yourself) and redeem it at any participating businesses by simply showing them the card from your phone or by bringing a printed copy. North Shattuck Businesses Accepting Berkeley Bucks ACCI Gallery Agrodolce Osteria Cafenated Coffee Co. Kitchen on Fire Love at First Bite Bakery M. Lowe & Company Victory Point Cafe Vintage Berkeley Yogakula NSA Board Meeting Agenda Thursday, March 19, 2026, 11:00 - Noon Via Zoom Zoom Meeting Dial by your location +1 669 900 9128 US Meeting ID: 823 0999 2081 - Passcode: 810258 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82309992081?pwd=RXNhYXVxWi9mL29WTGtuS2RlemZGQT09 Board Members: Mary Canavan [Community Rep], Hilary Goldstine [1600 Shattuck], Mandy Ladin [Filling Station], Margo Lowe [M. Lowe Jewelers], Kirk McCarthy [ACCI], Sam Tobis [Saul's], Laszlo Tokes [Walnut Square] , Jane White [Community Rep] Staff: Daniel Swafford, Jacob Cohen, Heather Siglin, Diane Portillo 11:00 INTRODUCTION - CALL TO ORDER - President Kirk McCarthy APPROVAL of 02-19-2026 NSA Board Meeting February MINUTES.docx 11:05 CITY OF BERKELEY OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Vincent McCoy, City of Berkeley Office of Economic Development 11:10 NSA ASSOCIATION BUSINESS Sam Tobis proposed for NSA Secretary - ACTION Approve Budget Annual Report Due 5/15 - Draft for Board review 3/30 Zoning North Shattuck  - April 2nd 1 – 2 PM meeting with councilmember Tregub, Zoom - District 4 Listening Session Commercial Zoning Update (CZU) with CM Tregub and CM O’Keefe Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 6:00–7:30PM, Zoom  Maintenance Update District Lighting Outdoor Banners Installation Update NSA Board Election & Annual Meeting 8/20 Nomination Committee Appointments - ACTION Election Schedule Board Application & Annual election date published 6/22 Board Applications Due 7/8 Nomination Committee Report - Board Adopts Slate - 7/16 Ballots Published 7/17 Ballots Due 8/18 Annual Meeting - Board Ratifies Election 8/20 Inperson Board meeting - Next 11:40 BUSINESS ACTIVITY UPDATES – DEVELOPMENT & LAND USE 1516 Shattuck (fmr BofA) - Grey Bradshaw, Lockehouse Real Estate - Update 11:50 SAFETY REPORT – AMBASSADOR UPDATE - Intervention Group Security 11:55 MARKETING, PROMOTIONS, AND EVENTS UPDATE  Banner Gallery Reception TBD District walk 3/26 Earth Day Swap & Shop - Sat 4/18 ACCI Sidewalk Sale Shop & Swap - Sat 4/18 [Mandy, Sam] Merchant participation ACCI Spring Sale Sat 5/9  Taste of North Berkeley - Wed 5/13, 5-8 pm 12:00 NEW BUSINESS/ OPEN FORUM 12:05 ADJOURN UPCOMING MEETINGS Next NSA Board Meeting Thursday, April 16, 2026, 11am - 12 noon (Zoom) May 21, June 18, July 16, August 20, September 17, October 15, November 19 December 17 (No Meeting)

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